Tens of thousands of travelers remain stranded around the globe after several Middle Eastern countries closed their airspaces following US and Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend, triggering widespread cancellations and delays at some of the world’s busiest airports. The conflict has sparked one of the most significant disruptions to air travel in recent history, affecting major international hubs and sending ripples through global passenger and cargo networks.

The U.S. and Israel’s attack on Iran has disrupted air travel across the Middle East and beyond.

The U.S. and Israel’s attack on Iran has disrupted air travel across the Middle East and beyond.

Chaos as key transit hubs in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha close, and more than 1,000 flights by major Middle Eastern airlines cancelled

PARIS: Thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled in the biggest disruption to global air transport since the Covid pandemic as airlines suspend services to the Middle…

What travelers need to know after the strikes in the Middle East.

DUBAI: Hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines Sunday after the attack on Iran by the…

Hundreds of thousands of passengers remain stranded, with key air hubs in Middle East closed amid fallout from US-Israeli strikes on Iran

Oil prices jumped as much as 13% to their highest since January 2025, raising the prospect of higher fuel costs for airlines.

Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran on Saturday. Iran responded by striking Israel and US bases across the Middle East, including in Kuwait, Bahrain Qatar and the UAE.…

Tens of thousands of travelers remain stranded around the globe after several Middle Eastern countries closed their airspaces following US and Israeli strikes on Iran over the…

RIYADH: The Middle East’s tourism and hospitality sector faces severe disruption as the widening Iran war shuts down airspace and forces widespread flight cancelations, stranding…

Thousands are stranded as major Gulf hubs, including Dubai, remain closed or severely restricted for a fourth day.

Travellers stuck at major transit airports are slowly being diverted and repatriated on new flights after days of turmoil, while uncertainty remains

NEW YORK: The US and Israel’s joint war in Iran has already upended travel across the Middle East, stranding tens of thousands of people. And the future is anything but certain.…

Airlines are using long-readied contingency plans but bottlenecks have formed that no amount of planning can fix

"We stayed on calls with the airline for almost two days trying to figure out another flight," said Viktoriia Lokhmatova who traveled to Dubai for a special milestone.

Travelers who are far from falling missiles, drone attacks and other geopolitical flashpoints aren't immune to ripple effects.